English word sex comes from Latin seco, and later Latin sexus (Division. Sex; gender.)
| Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| seco | Latin (lat) | (by extension) I wound, injure.. (figuratively) I hurt with my words.. (medicine) I operate, amputate, perform surgery.. I castrate.. I cleave, divide.. I cut, cut off. |
| sexus | Latin (lat) | Division. Sex; gender. |
| sexe | Old French (fro) | |
| sexe | Middle English (enm) | |
| sex | English (en) | (chiefly, US, colloquial, intransitive) To have sex with.. (zoology, transitive) To determine the sex of an animal. (countable) A category into which sexually-reproducing organisms are divided on the basis of their reproductive roles in their species.. (countable) Another category, especially of humans and especially based on sexuality or gender roles.. (countable) The members of such a [...] |